Britain is no country for old men

'That is no country for old men....Caught in that sensual music all neglect Monuments of unageing intellect.' W.B.Yeats 'Sailing To Byzantium.' 1926

Friday, 6 September 2024

Britain remembers Film Director Mike Hodges and his movie masterpiece : 'Get Carter'

Mike, who died at the age of ninety 90 in 2022, had a long and varied career in the media as a screenwriter, television director, playwright...

Wednesday, 24 July 2024

'Britain is No Country for Old Men' paid tribute to six remarkable women in 2022

Britain says "Farewell" to Beryl Vertue, the Visionary Matriarch who worked in a world of film and television production dominated...

Wednesday, 17 July 2024

Britain is no Country for Old Men presents its eight most popular obituaries for 2023

Britain says "Farewell" to its Writer , Ronald Blythe, best remembered for his masterly evocation of English rural life in a vill...

Wednesday, 15 May 2024

Exeter Dementia Action Alliance celebrates its tenth anniversary and the work of cartoonist Tony Husband

The cartoonist, Tony Husband, had a successful career as a cartoonist and was mainly known for his work in Private Eye magazine with his wo...

Saturday, 2 March 2024

Britain says "Goodbye" to its much-loved Hairy Biker, Dave Myers

Dave, who has died at the age of sixty-six, found fame alongside Si King, his best friend and work partner of 30 years as part of the motorc...

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...............................JohnBoy: 70+ post-Second World War baby-boomer looking for and finding some surprising answers to the question : "Is Britain no country for Old Men ?"

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